Volume 2: The Road to Dragon Feast Chapter 93: Guardian Knight
"Father, I hope to transfer this soldier named Razidanan to my command and make him my personal guard."
King Aiden shook his head and said, "This is against the rules. Soldiers of the kingdom must serve the kingdom, not to mention a royal guard. They have their own duties."
Murphy had anticipated this reaction and immediately used his expertise as a bluff master.
"That's right, father. Among the soldiers who fought with me yesterday, one was this man's brother. That brave soldier died to save me. Before he died, he asked me to take good care of his brother. I swore to him in the name of a knight that I would do so, so I hope you can make an exception for me.
King Aiden was still a little hesitant after hearing this.
When Murphy saw this, he thought that it was not so easy to break through the system limitations, but he did not give up.
He suddenly took a step closer to the throne. Under the light, the prince's figure cast a huge shadow with wings. His dark golden eyes looked directly at Aiden and he said in a light tone, "Father, I am just a soldier. This is about my honor. I don't think you will be unkind, right?"
The effect of the Dragon King's majesty was immediate. King Aiden wanted to refuse, but facing the intimidating gaze, the invisible pressure in the words made his heart skip a beat, and he suddenly became a little panicked.
Aiden (King of Alterac): "Of course not. Fine, I'll make an exception for you this time, but it won't happen again."
[System prompt: King Aiden has given you a 'Royal Guard' as your personal deployment. King Aiden's favorability towards you has dropped by 1 point.]
Damn, it even reduced my favorability. But well, 1 point of favorability in exchange for a high-level soldier is not a loss.
Murphy took two steps back, smiled at the king, and turned away.
After going out and telling Rachidanan the good news, Murphy logged off and went to sleep.
The next morning, Murphy opened his eyes in his bed.
Phew, luckily I wasn’t dreaming.
When he accepted the power of Deathwing, his biggest fear was that he would be contaminated with something unclean, mainly because he had two criminal records, which left him with psychological trauma.
But it seems that Wang Xuan did not lie to himself. What he obtained was just the body of Deathwing. He would not be affected by it at all. He did not have a single dream that night and slept soundly all night long.
Then let's continue playing the game. Now that I have a fiefdom, shouldn't I arrange for a guardian knight? Count Adalien happened to have told me about this, so I might as well ask him for help and get close to the aristocratic faction at the same time.
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An hour later, Murphy followed Earl Adalian to the martial arts arena. At this moment, more than a dozen fully armed knights were standing in a row, waiting to be selected by Prince Aidan.
Count Adalion: "Prince Aidan, please look, these are all powerful knights from various families. I heard that you wanted to choose a guardian knight, so I specially summoned them here. How about it, not bad, right?"
Most of these knights were descendants of noble families, or brave warriors with outstanding martial arts. Their levels were generally between 30 and 50. They were all elite templates, each wearing shining metal armor. They looked quite majestic when they stood in a row. Murphy thought that Count Adalian was really reliable. He originally thought that he would just find a nameless knight of the general template to be the guardian knight.
As the prince's adjutant, the guardian knight is not only the prince's loyal guard, assisting the prince in battle, but also the prince's affairs officer, helping to deal with related kingdom affairs. It can be said that this responsibility is heavy.
Every prince and princess can choose a guardian knight when they come of age. Compared with ordinary knights, guardian knights have a higher social status.
Translated into the game, the Guardian Knight can obtain a rare title, with additional command value bonus and salary income, and can also follow the prince to gain experience and plot points. He can also be mentioned occasionally in plot events, which can be regarded as a step into the threshold of becoming a plot character.
If you are lucky enough not to die, you might even become a hero.
Therefore, for ordinary players who have risen from a soldier, it is definitely a step for promotion.
"This is the vassal knight 'Greck'. He is the youngest son of Count Geman. He once led adventurers to defeat the bandit leader who attacked the village."
"This is the vassal knight 'Wilson'. He is from the William family and is a member of the family's side branch. He once led adventurers to defeat a tribe of snowmen."
"This is the Knight-Errant 'Black Silk is Justice'. He once led adventurers to defeat a young white dragon."
"This is the champion knight 'Zilong Wushuang'. He once won the tournament and thus earned the status of knight. He also once led a group of adventurers to defeat a storm giant."
"This is the Knight of the North Wind, O'Neill..."
Murphy listened to Count Adalian's introduction, his eyes swept over the knights in front of him one by one, but he felt powerless to complain in his heart. Although each of their achievements was quite dazzling, Murphy noticed that when these knights defeated the snowman tribe, the bandit leader, the white dragon, and the storm giant, they almost always brought "adventurers" with them. There was a lot of water in it.
Who knows whether the adventurers they 'led' were one, three or five, or dozens or hundreds? And who knows how big a role they played in these battles? You have to know that adventurers will not be recorded in plot events. Even if a hundred adventurers killed a white dragon, and a plot character just stood aside and watched the fun, the final record will still be counted on the head of this plot character who was watching the fun.
Therefore, these battle records really don’t mean anything at all. Only the championship of Zilong Wushuang’s martial arts competition has some value, at least it shows that his fighting ability is still good.
"This is the vassal knight Roland. He once single-handedly killed an ogre that was plundering farmers' livestock."
stop!
Murphy stopped immediately and looked at the Knight Roland in front of him.
Even though his battle record was average , he only killed an ogre, but since he was alone, it at least showed that he was a real talent and could not be compared with those idiots who relied on adventurers to brush up their battle records.
Knight Roland looked quite old, with grey hair, a big white beard, and wearing a simple and old knight's armor. He seemed a little dull among the shining tin cans, but he had a mature and steady temperament that Murphy admired very much.
Roland (Vassal Knight): Elite template, level 46. HP 2400.
The level and health are pretty good, okay, it's you.
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "I choose Knight Roland as my guardian knight."
Count Adalion: "Are you sure? Although Knight Roland is experienced, he is a little too old. I'm afraid he won't have much room for growth in the future. I think we should choose a younger one, such as 'Black Silk Is Justice'. He is a powerful warrior who has killed a white dragon. The bards in the tavern have sung songs adapted from his deeds."
The man in black stockings who represents justice straightened his chest immediately. The knight emblem on his chest was a pair of crossed beautiful legs in black stockings, which was really a bit eye-catching.
Murphy smiled and said, "I have just started to carry out the affairs of the kingdom, so I'd better choose a mature and steady knight to assist me."
Count Adalien nodded. "That does make sense."
As the two were talking, several players over there became anxious.
Zilong Wushuang (Champion Knight): "Hey, hey, brother, choose me. My fighting ability is definitely the strongest among these people. There is a poem that says - under the lance, all beings are equal. With a lance, I am unparalleled in the world - it's about me. Choose me as your guardian knight, and I promise to take you flying!"
Black Silk Is Justice (Knight-Errant): "Choose me, buddy. I won't say anything else. If you choose me, I'll give you 5,000 yuan. How about that? We've brought our own food. What else do you want?"
Murphy almost laughed when he heard this. Five thousand dollars, I'm short of your five thousand dollars... He wanted to build a team for his own kingdom so that he could compete with other princes for the throne in the future. How could he waste the position of the guardian knight for five thousand dollars?
He was too lazy to respond and just looked over coldly.
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Such rudeness, such presumption, Lord Adaryan, is this the knight you chose for me?"
Count Adalien suddenly felt a little embarrassed and glared at the two of them fiercely. When he found out that neither of them had any family background, he became even angrier.
"Shut up you two bastards . The prince's decision is not something you can influence. Now get back to the team."
The two were stunned after hearing what Prince Aidan said. Damn, could this guy be an NPC? Why is he speaking in such a pretentious tone... The two were not familiar with the plot of the game, so they did not dare to confirm it. They could only return to the team in confusion.
Murphy looked at Knight Roland.
"How about it, Knight Roland, are you willing to serve me?"
Knight Roland knelt on one knee, performed a knight's salute, and swore: "In the name of knight, Your Highness, from today on my sword is your sword. I am willing to serve you as my lord and fight for you until I die or you release me from my obligation."
There was no sense of sadness or joy in the old knight's voice, but Murphy didn't care. He just shouldn't have too high expectations of the NPC.
After choosing the guardian knight, the next step is to go and take a look at your own fiefdom.
